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Consonant Sound / j / as in "yes" - American English Pronunciation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ส.ค. 2024
- Have a look at these words: "you," "yes," "excuse," "few," and "use." Can you guess what they have in common? Two things, actually. First, these are the most common English words. Second, they all have the /j/ sound. This sound can be tricky in both pronunciation and spelling. Well, most American sounds are tricky, and all of them are important for your American accent.
Watch this video to find out when and how to pronounce the /j/ consonant and avoid typical mistakes. You'll practice it with two pronunciation exercises. As always, they are recorded by a professional speech therapist.
Check out our website: soundsamerican...
Quick Links:
• Consonant sound /j/, as in "yes:" 00:00
• Pronunciation experiment: 0:45
• Definition of glide sounds: 02:15
• How to pronounce the /j/ sound: 02:39
• Typical mistakes: 03:50
• Pronunciation exercise 1: 05:30
• Pronunciation exercise 2: 07:36
• Spelling for the /j/ sound: 09:35
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#AmericanPronunciation #ConsonantSounds #GlideSounds
► Consonant Sound /w/ as in "way"
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► Consonant Sound /j/ as in "yes" - this video
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video, we're going to talk about the American consonant sound /j/, as in the word "yes."
You can also hear this sound in words like "year," "your," "hue" or "fury."
We'll be using a special phonetic symbol - /j/ - for this sound.
Excuse us for stating the obvious, but remember, this is not the letter 'j' ;)
Let's conduct a little pronunciation experiment!
Your task is to pronounce these four words without the /j/ sound.
As a result, you should get four new words.
Let's do it.
OK, let's see what we've got.
• ear /ɪr/
• or /ɔr/
• who /hu/
• furry /ˈfɝ·i/
Awesome!
As you can see, these new words are pronounced almost the same as the previous ones. The only difference is that they don't have the /j/ sound.
Obviously, the /j/ is kind of a big deal.
It always occurs before vowel sounds and that's why many people think that it's part of a vowel.
That's not quite correct.
The /j/ is pronounced without blocking the airstream which makes it a vowel.
However, the /j/ doesn't form a syllable and that makes it a consonant. For the sake of compromise, you can call the /j/ a semi-vowel.
There's something else you should know about this sound.
The /j/ belongs to the category of consonants that are called the "glides".
Here's how they are defined:
"A glide is a sound that is made with the air flowing over the tongue when it leaves the mouth."
OK. This looks like the perfect moment to find out how to make this sound.
Slightly open your mouth and leave your lips in a neutral position.
Now, let's put your tongue in the correct position for this sound.
Arch your tongue and raise it to the roof of your mouth. The tip of your tongue should be lowered behind your bottom front teeth.
Remember, even though the /j/ is a consonant, it's pronounced like a vowel. So, you should feel the air gliding over your tongue: /j/
The /j/ is a voiced sound, so don't forget to add your voice.
Now, let's try saying it: /j/, /j/, /j/.
Here are a few typical mistakes that people make when pronouncing this sound.
1. Many non-native English speakers confuse the /j/ and the /dʒ/ sounds. This happens because in some languages the letter 'y' is pronounced as the /dʒ/ sound.
As a result, this often leads to misunderstandings.
Remember, in English, the letter 'y' is pronounced as the /j/ sound when it occurs before vowels. You should never pronounce it as the /dʒ/ consonant.
2. Another typical mistake is that some non-native speakers drop the /j/ sound, especially when it occurs at the beginning of words. This happens mostly because they don't have this consonant in their native languages and therefore it's hard for them to recognize it in English.
As a result, this completely changes the meanings of the words.
In English, the /j/ consonant is found at the beginning of many common words. Do your best to practice words with this sound as often as possible to learn to recognize and pronounce it correctly.
[Pronunciation exercise 1]
We'll start with the /j/ sound represented by the letter 'y'.
• yolk
• your
• yard
• yarn
• yesterday
• canyon
• yell
• young
• yogurt
• yourself
• lawyer
• yet
• backyard
• yes
• youth
• yellow
• year
• you
• beyond
• TH-cam
[Pronunciation exercise 2]
Next, we'll practice words with the /j/ sound represented by the letters 'u' and 'i'.
• value
• million
• huge
• computer
•union
• junior
• opinion
• human
• community
• cute
• humor
• onion
• curious
• menu
• uniform
• music
• unit
• view
• usual
• figure
Let's continue.
You're done! Congratulations!
![How to Pronounce YELLOW vs. JELLO - [j] vs. [dʒ] - American English](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EKII6NscMbg/mqdefault.jpg)
🎉Great news!🎉 Our brand new Sounds American website is up and running!🚀🎊 There's lots of content on pronunciation.🤓You can start with the article about the /j/ sound: soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_yod_as_in_yes
Native English speaker here: I had no idea that the letter 'U' was the common source of the /j/ sound. Thanks for the informative video.
Yes, These lessons will make us experts, Thanks very much
I think this sound is hard. But I love it. I’ll study over again and again till I’m used to it. I love your channel. Thank you so much for doing this. It helps me the most because I’ve been learning an American accent for almost 2 years. I can’t master it just yet but I will for sure because your channel is very very good and very detailed than the others . I love your channel. Even I live in the USA for years and I have a great job in the medical field. I learn to teach my Thai fellows who need to speak English well like me.
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+ English with ดิอร สอนน้องท่องโลก Thanks a lot for your feedback. We're very glad to hear that our videos are so helpful!
This is way better than I expected. I'm a beginner English teacher and had a few doubts about this sound, since English is not my native language. I'm going to be watching all of your videos now, thanks a lot!
I should be sleeping but I'm watching videos about how to pronounce my own language.
Lol
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It’s 4:36am in the Pacific Northwest, & I’m wondering, did the King James Bible, use the word ‘j’, but pronounced it with a y, and nobody told the modern church?
Bro, I'm learning the language, and I don't understand a lot of words because they speak so fast
I've heard that sometimes Russian language sounds like a back to front speech for English ear. Now I've come up with idea that it can be because of in Russian /j/ sound often comes at the ends of the words)) I've never heard such thing in English)) Thanks for your job!
+Денис Василевский 😊 You're welcome!
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This is new to me. I've always taught that y has a sound when used as a consonant and a different sound when used as a vowel. Not that it is a semivowel. Good explanation, although rather lengthy.
Thank You, it help me very much
You're welcome!
Great explanation! It helped me a lot to understand. Thank you so much!
most technical video I've seen on this channel. 🏅🏅🏅
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Thank you so much! I've been waiting so long for this video.
+Andres F CV You're welcome! Thanks for waiting :).
Can I write down these information for my students and tell them about your channel and application too??
We'd love to if you do! By the way, we always add full transcripts of the video in the video description - check the text right under the title of the video. If you have any questions, please, let us know!
@@SoundsAmerican Thanks alot .. this means so much to me .. I have been trying to write down the information in these wonderful videos of yours to give to my students, but I needed your permission first .. thanks so much .. l'll make sure that every single one of my students subscribe to your channel and download your app because, honestly, your are the best.
Excellent! We haven't released our app yet, but we plan to do it soon. We'll announce the release on this channel.
By the way, we publish weekly posts on our TH-cam Community page (link: th-cam.com/channels/-MSYk9R94F3TMuKAnQ7dDg.htmlcommunity). Check it out, there's a lot of useful information on phonics that may be interesting for your students too. Tomorrow (on Wednesday) we're going to post a new quiz.
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Any time! :)
In Portuguese language there is the glide consonant sound /j/ but we call it a semivowel sound and it's used to form diphthongs and triphthongs.
For example, in the portuguese word Pai which means father the IPA transcription is /paj /.
The english word pie sounds pretty much the same as the portuguese word pai. The IPA transcription for the portuguese word pai is /paj/ and the IPA transcription for the english word pie is /paɪ/. In both words, there are diphthongs. The portuguese diphthong /aj / and the english diphthong /aɪ/ sound quite the same even though the second symbol of the diphthongs are different.
Awesome stuff!
In English, there's a difference in how the /j/ and the /ɪ/ are pronounced. There's probably the difference between the English and the Portuguese sounds too.
in Russian /j/ sound is a soft consonant (our teachers make us remember that at school xD) , and i was really surprised when by Brazilian friends told me that in Portuguese it's a semivowel sound, i was like wtf, how
but i find it kinda interesting and odd at the same time that same sounds could be considered by such different ways in other languages
I have many problems to understand the difference between the/ j / and the /:i /. Someone would be so kind to explain the difference?
I just completed the whole series
Thanks you so so much
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Hope you enjoyed it!
This channel is the best!
Thank you!
The best channel of pronunciation ever!!!!!!
Thanks! I am ready for my Spelling Exam!!!!
Thanks a lot for another excellent video lesson in pronouncing American sound....
+Elwin Harahap You're welcome!
thank
you very much!
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great as always thanks a lot!!
+Norma Quesada Glad you liked it!😊👋
Thank you for these kind of videos I've learned a lot
Great video
J in finnish is always the j sound. In finnish we have very simple pronunciation system. Each letter has its' own sound, and it cant be anything other. Like:
j = /j/
a = always /ɑ/
e = always /e/
y = always /y/ never /i/ or /j/ same sound as german ü
R in finnish is almost same as french r, but not so hard, like soft /ʀ/
And words are pronouncicated:
Tiikeri
/tiː.ke.ʀi/
Yö
/yø/
Ylivoimainen
/y.li.voi.mɑi.nen/
Äärimmäinen
/æː.ʀim.mæi.nen/
Safiiri
/sɑ.fiː.ʀi/
Myyrä
/myː.ʀæ/
Eksoottinen
/ek.soːt.ti.nen/
Juna
/ju.nɑ/
Kangasmetsä
/kɑŋ.ɡɑs.met.sæ/
Kenkä
/keŋ.kæ/
Helsinki
/hel.siŋ.ki/
Kuumailmapallolentolahjakorttimyyntimiesköhänkään
/kuː.mɑ.il.mɑ.pɑl.lo.len.to.lɑh.jɑ.koʀt.ti.myːn.ti.mies.kø.hæŋ.kæːn/
Congratulations . It's like Spanish 'll'' surprising pronunciation which, btw, is called 'Yeism'
Yep!
This is much much much better really appreciate thanks 🙏 a lot !!!!!!!!!’
No problem 😊
Dear Ladies and Gents,
Please find below an additional list of word that sound “j” in American English for yourself practice:
1. Yam
2. Yucky
3. Yummy
4. Yoga
5. Yard
6. Yield
7. Yawn
8. Lawyer
9. You'll
10. You'd
11. Europe
12. Unique
13. United
14. U.S.A
15. Utah
16. Using
17. Use
18. Unanimous
19. New York
20. Tortilla
Hope this is helpful for you to improve your American sounds practice…
Elwin
thanks elwin
*Why didn't you tell anything about the dropation of the "j" sound in American English? I heard how some American English speakers drop this sounds even where it's supposed to be, as in the words "duty", "tutor", "during", "new". Why do some American do this while some don't; and how to know in which words you need to drop the "j" sound and in which you don't?*
+❱ Shadow ❰
Hello there! Thank you for your question! It's a good one.
Well, for us the /j/ is not supposed to be pronounced in those words you mentioned 😊. And the words "do" and "dew" are homophones 😊. It's true for almost all Americans.
The elision of the /j/ in English words is called "yod-dropping." Some American accents still preserve the distinction between the "do" and "dew." If you're interested, you can read about the yod-dropping here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters#Yod-dropping
There's a small map on this page showing the regions in which the distinction between the /ju/ and /u/ is still made.
Hope it helps!
great video, as always. My little suggestion... I have found more useful to repeat words of the exercise four times , instead of one. Listening and repeating more times in a row ,it helps me to understand and correct in real time my mistakes
+Diego Saggiorato Of course, it can be more helpful to repeat four or even more times. This is a video, so you can just pause the video at any moment.
@@SoundsAmerican of course I can pause, but I should rewind the video too in order to listen again. I suggest to repeat in the video/app the sequence listen-repeat more times. I use this tip in other platform and I find more useful
+Diego Saggiorato We understand but it'll make our videos four times longer which is not convenient for many people. Especially for those who have limited internet connection. Our general recommendation is to practice sound in a large variety of words.
If all this stuff doesn't make you an expert, we don't know what will?
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Thank you! 😃
Why is the /j/ in middle of words like few, new, million sounds the same as /i/ ?
I love it
Great
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+ Daniel Riaño🤗👋
Is there an ETA for the launching of your app? It's been a long time since your fans have asked you about the progress thereof. Thanks!
Thank you it is a marvelous class!
Glad you liked it!
In this video there's a phrase "There's something you should know about this sound" (between the 2:10 and 2:13) the "you should" part of the phase sounds like "shoshould" or what?
It's actually an assimilation, he said: ...something else you should...., and when the sound [s] meets the sound [j] they both change into a new sound which is: [ʃ]. So instead of saying: ....ɛɫs ju ʃʊd....(else you should), he said: ....ɛɫʃu ʃʊd....
I hope this helped you!
*Spanish speaker before watching this video*:
"Wait! Are you telling me that the Y is not spelled as a simple I???".
Hello. May you record more videos exercising this sound?
thank you very much this video it´s very helpfull.
I really love your English...
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Thank you so much
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I've seen many teacher misunderstand the combine consanant between "j" + "u" is the new vovels.
Amazing material, awesome work! Thank you. I really appreciate it.
Glad you liked it!
@@SoundsAmerican Your contribution to the community is valuable. I am do grateful for this resource.
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Very good
Thanks a lot
I'm here not for english, but for russian. This sound have in russian
I am here for french xd
Thanks alot!
Thank you very much. I am a Spanish learner of English and I need to improve my pronunciation for it not to be so blatantly foreign.
Great! Let us know if you have any questions!
Great video as usual, just I have a question that is confusing me a lot, in order for me to pronounce words like unit, do I have to move my tonge and start with the y position then move to the n the y again and finish with the t? Because is very daunting to get used to all those tonge movements when you are not a native speaker, any advice about this subject?also I'd like to know if you can make a video about consonant clusters? because I've seen that this is very important and It can help non-native speakers to improve their english quicly.
+natanael manzanillo Thank you for you suggestion, yes, we plan to make videos about consonant clusters.
Yes, to pronounce different sounds in words you have to make all the tongue and lips movements for each sound in sequence. We can recommend starting your practice by selecting just one sound and practice words focusing on this sound only. When you feel that you can pronounce the sound automatically, move to another sound and practice this new sound in words. Follow the same process with other sounds. Eventually, you'll train yourself to pronounce the majority of sounds automatically and notice that it's much easier for your and less daunting. The key is to practice regularly.
Hope it helps!
@@SoundsAmerican yes of course, thank you very much for the advice, I'll give it a try.
Unit (= you-nit or youn-it or you+nit)
Best video ever ....
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Thanks for the explanation. How can I use that sound check with words you use in '6.00'
I'm waiting the App!!!!
i like this ^^ thank you
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Te amo! Great job ❤
are the letters ( W - y - l - r ) semi-vowels , how many semi-vowels ?( and what is semi-vowels ) , thank you.
You're confusing letters and sounds. There are two semi-vowel sounds in American English: the /j/ and the /w/ sounds. th-cam.com/video/1G8SCotE2yg/w-d-xo.html
@@SoundsAmerican Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. This is what I'm waiting for.
+Mạnh Thế Nguyễn You're welcome!
Hi! What’s the difference between the vowel sound /ɪ/ as in the word "hit" and the semi-vowel sound /j/ as in the word "yes"?
Good question! Pronunciation-wise, these two sounds are very much alike. The /ɪ/ is a relaxed vowel sound that is pronounced with your tongue raised very high and pushed to the front of your mouth. The /j/ is pronounced with your tongue raised very high to the roof of your mouth, too, but you don't need to push it to the front.
Hi, your video really helps. here, I still not understand the difference in j and ɪ (short e)? would you like to have a mouth video about this?
Thank you!
Thank you for your suggestion!
Even I didn't get the difference
In toungue position ?
Even I need a mouth video on this pls
You're a legend.
Can semi-vowels such [ j ] or [ w ] change pronunciation of [ t ] ( t -> flap t )?
+Unknown User The 't' becomes the flap 't' sound only when it occurs between vowel sounds or between a vowel and a syllabic consonant. The /j/ and the /w/ are consonant sounds and don't make the 't' become the flap 't' sound.
Thanks
For native spanish speakers this open your mind - ear - mouth!!! El sonido en español no es "LLE" es "IE"
+Andrea González 😀👍
Yeast and east sound very similar,how can I hear the difference?Thank you ,sir!Same question for the hungry and hungary,they are sound similar too.
another enlightening video. thank you so much. i need to repeat this series. some sounds are challening. is it normal that your jaw, tongue and throat hurt after doing this practice work for an hour? i feel i need some massage
One hour is a long practice! -) Just don't hurt yourself. :)
The letter Yy sound is NOT the yuh /jə/ but it’s just itself without the schwa. I recommend holding the sound itself longer
wow! you're awsome american orrr who ever you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ Shubhankar Prasad We're not even from this planet. Greetings, people of Earth! 👽
Very good 👍😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you very much for your work. If I got it correctly, this sound glides to the position of next vowel, as the consonant sound/h/ does, isn’t it? Are there many words like ‘nEW’ where there is no sound/j/? And what about French words like ‘avenue’ or ‘adieu’ - both pronunciation (with and without /j/) are possible?
This /j/ "glide" or "semivowel" is part of a falling or rising diphthong. And that is always voiced. /h/ is an unvoiced consonant; not a vowel or semivowel. Whether or not "new", "avenue" or "adieu" is diphthongized that is an issue of regional accent.
@@pssilva3973, Thanks for your reply. What is this, a falling/rising diphtong? I suppose /ei/ is rising one, what's the falling?
Thanks for nice video
+Ubaid rehman Glad you liked it! You're welcome!😀👋
Love your videos. I wonder if you could create a video comparing the sounds in "yet" &. "jet" / "Yale" & "jail" . Thanks
Thank you for your suggestion!
They just compared it here in this video.
Semi consonants/vowels are confusing. After watching all of your videos, here is my understanding. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
It seems like the final tip/tongue positions of the /i/ is the same as the initial tip/tongue positions of the /j/. Then we can pronounce the "year" as /i(almost no sound) ɪ ɝ/. Can I perceive this way? (I'm aware of the r-colored vowels; sorry about the sloppy notations) And the same for the /u/ and /w/?
Thank you and stay safe.
You're right about the tongue position for the /i/ and /j/ sounds, those two are very similar.
However, the /u/ and /w/ have more differences in pronunciation. For the /u/ sound, you have to round your lips, protrude them and make them tense. Y. For the /w/ sound, have to round and protrude your tense lips (this part is the same) and then stretch them with a quick and sharp movement.
Hope it helps!
@@SoundsAmerican Thanks. It really helped. The word "wound" just popped up.
My tongue experiments taught me that for the /j/ my tongue is positioned slightly back and higher than the /i/. Otherwise I can't say the "yield".
Things are becoming more and more clear.
March 15, 2020
is this sound / j / it doesn't occur at the end of any words
Is there difference between [glide y sound before vowel] and [glide y sound after vowel] ?
for example, yes /yɛs/ vs say /seɪ/
Yes, there is. The letter 'y' is pronounced as the /j/ consonant when it occurs before vowels at the beginning of words and syllables, like in the words "yes," (/jɛs/) "you," (/ju/) or "year" (jɪr/). In other positions in words, the letter 'y' is pronounced as a vowel sound. For example, the /aɪ/ diphthong, as in "my," or the relaxed /ɪ/ sound, as in "gym" - /dʒɪm/.
In the word "say" the combination of letters 'ay' represents the /eɪ/ sound.
@@SoundsAmerican I want to know that /ɪ/ of /aɪ/ sound is identical to [ glide y sound = semi vowel] - I am korean, so I am weak at making a sentence. sorry~
They are very much alike but still have differences in how they are made.
th-cam.com/video/8uD-GuuSgyk/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/Ok_HG-0lNCA/w-d-xo.html
@@SoundsAmerican thank you for your answer. your posting is big help for me
Hi can you give me five /j/ sound from those mentioned in the video ? please would be appreciated and thx 🙏
Sure! soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_yod_as_in_yes
Hello there! Addressing to 10:12, The word "Piano" doesn't have a /j/ sound according to the most-known dictionaries on the internet. Is that spelling something accepted or a minor mistake of the video? I just wonder
Hello there! Excellent question. In American English, "piano" can be pronounced two ways, with the /j/ or with the /i/ sound. Both are acceptable.
One note: transcription and spelling are different. Transcription deals with sounds, spelling deals with letters.
@@SoundsAmerican Thank you, sir! I'll be more careful not to use those words interchangably.
How about pronouncing the /ju/ and /jə/ or the /yu/ ang /yə/ ?
What is glide sound and how it produced?
Can you Write the spelling of the sound / j / with one word example of each please
Here you go: soundsamerican.net/article/consonant_sound_yod_as_in_yes
Buen video, gracias
This consonant/vocal is so tired. My throat was tired lol
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Yes please!
3:35
You got a new sub, sir!
Welcome aboard!
what app do you use? can you share the name of app?
Hello there! Thanks for asking! This is our own app which is not released to the public yet. We're working hard to make it happen soon and we'll announce the release here on this channel. Stay tuned!
@@SoundsAmerican thanks a million. We'll be so happy if you can release it.
4:24 Hello, you wrote ( the letter 'j' is always pronounced as /dʒ/) is there any exception.
It's awesome. 😄 😄👋
+Dominic Montejo Glad you liked it! Stay tuned for our new videos!